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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 2003
Page
9
U S forces commander in Iraq briefed President Bush from within Saddam Hussein’s administration about the war. He said the terrorist threat had been reduced from orange to yellow as Bush urged the UN to lift sanctions. Iraqi forces in Mosul reported light engagements with small numbers of Iraqis.
Franks and other senior officers sat in plush chairs during a Bush briefing in Washington via videoconference. A four star general, noting gold fittings in a Saddam era bathroom, derides the oil-for-palace program as cities across Iraq struggle after days of looting and mayhem in Baghdad as Americans arm newly recruited Iraqi police officers.
Syria's Bashar Assad faces his first real political test as international scrutiny grows after his father's era. The White House urges reform and a shift from past stances, while U.S. officials note Syria's cooperation against terrorism following the Sept. 11 attacks.
Key figures outline human costs and aid flows. U S troops total 125 dead with 36 classified as accidents and three missing. British deaths total 31 with 16 classified as accidents. Aid includes 11 Jordan trucks of medical supplies and 50 with flour, 12,000 blankets from the Spanish Red Cross, 38,000 ready to eat meals by the United States, and nearly 5 tons of clothes from Bahrain.
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